anonirc_tweets.py

import time

import redis
import twitter


accounts = ('reddit', 'AnonymousIRC',)
channels = ('hackpark', 'infoforcefeed')


def main():
    r = redis.Redis()
    api = twitter.Twitter()
    while True:
        for account in accounts:
            if not r.get('%s_since_id' % account):
                tweets = api.statuses.user_timeline(screen_name=account,
                        count=10, include_rts=True)
            else:
                tweets = api.statuses.user_timeline(screen_name=account,
                        count=10, include_rts=True,
                        since_id=r.get('%s_since_id' % account))
            if tweets:
                r.set('%s_since_id' % account, tweets[0]['id'])
                for tweet in tweets:
                    for channel in channels:
                        r.publish('#%s_out' % channel,
                                '%s tweet: %s' % (account, tweet['text']))
                        time.sleep(2)
        time.sleep(60)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()